Combination garment



' July 21, 1942.

S. ENGLANDER COMBINATION GARMENT Filed March 5, 194.1. 2 Sheets-Sheet l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 $.ENGLANDER COMBINATION GARMENT Filed March 5, 1941 21 JADY yQLANDR @Q myZ July 21, i942.

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Patented Julyrzi, 1942 Commerical f f- ENT Sady Engiander, London, England Application March 5, 194i, Serial No. 381,767 In Great Britain March '3, 1940 3 Claims.

This invention relates to convertible combination garments of the kind comprising a jacket, bolero or the like and a lower skirt or like portion attachable thereto.

An object of the invention resides in the p rovision of means for readily land securely detachably attaching the skirt portion to the jacket in either position of the latter.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachable skirt portion which in its attached position may have either surface forming the exterior of the skirt.

A still further object of the invention resides in the construction of combination jacket and skirt portions having fastener means for attaching said portions together and means for concealing the fastener means `in any position of the jacket and skirt. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating said embodiment Figure l is a front view tially open position;

of the jacket in par- Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure i with the with the jacket reversed;

Figure '7 is an enlarged section on line VII-VII of Figure 4, and y Figure 8 is an enlarged detail of part of the fastener means.

Referring now to the drawings, i designates the upper or jacket portion of the garment and I I the lower or skirt portion. The jacket portion is represented in Figures l and Zas having a cloth surface I2 on one side and a fur surface I3 on the other, the latter being suitably formed by attaching, for example, as by stitching, a skin or skins tothe inner cloth surface. It is, of course, to be understood that materials other than those mentioned` may be employed, such, for

example, as leather, Vrubberized or other weatherproof fabric. l

The lower edge vHof ing the fur -surface lajterminates above the lower edge of the cloth. Also-.attached to the inner cloth surface as by means of Stringing, stitching or the like, is one row of elements I5 of a sliding clasp fastener of the kind commonly known as a zip fastener, the teeth of said row of fastener elements projecting in a generally downward direction. The row of fastener elements I5 extends around substantially the entire waist of the jacket, terminating adjacent either edge of the jacket opening I6 in a stop or abutment I'I to limit the movement of the slider clasp i8. The row of elements I5 is positioned above the lower edge of the cloth surface I2 of the jacket so as to lie wholly between said edge and the lower edge of the fur surface i3, whereby in the lposition of the jacket shown in Figure l it is normally entirely concealed by the lower edge portion of the cloth surface.

To conceal the row of fastener elements i5 when the jacket is reversed as shown in Figure 2, I attach to said inner cloth surface as by means of a row of stitches i9, a belt 20, the ends of which may be extended as shown to co-opcrate with a buckle or otherwise to secure them tidily in position. The line of attachment i@ of the belt to the jacket is located between the lower edge of the fur surface i3 and the fastener element I5 and the width of the belt is such that its lower edge is below the lower edge of the row of elements i5 and preferably below the lower edge of the cloth surface of the jacket. Thus, when the jacket is reversed so that the fur surface becomes the outer surface, the fastener element it is entirely concealed from view by the belt 2t.

The opening it of the jacket may be closed in any convenient manner such as by means of buttons, hooks or the like, a pair of hooks 2i and eyes 22 being illustrated in Figure 2 to secure the lower end of said opening. Alternatively, a sliding fastener having one of its complementary elements secured adjacent each edge of the opening I6 may be provided for this purpose.

As illustrated in Figures 3 to 6 inclusive, the lower or skirt portion H of the garment is provided with cloth and fur surfaces 25, 26 respectively in the same manner as the jacket i0. Attached to the upper edge of the skirt portion ii are two identical rows of sliding clasp fastener elements 27, 28 which are complementary tothe -row of fastener elements I5,.said two rows of the skin or skim-formelements 21, 28 being arranged in side-by-sideV relationship and extending around substantially the ventire waist of said skirt'portion with their more clearly in Figures 'l and 8, these' rows of fastener elements 21. 2l are arranged 'in opposite directions so that, while one row of elements, for example, the elements v21, is adapted by means of the clasp i9 to co-operate with the row of elements I when the garment is to be used as shown in either of Figures 3 and 4, the other Vrow of elements 28 co-operates with the row of elements l5 when one part of the garment is reversed with respect to the other, as shown in Figures 5 and 6. In order that each row of elements 21, 28 may be completely disconnected from the row of elements i5 and thereby enable the lower or skirt portion IH to be detached from the jacket i0, each row of fastener elements 21, 28 is formed at one end with a run-off portion 29 for the clasp i8, the run-off portion for the row of elements 21 being at the end thereof opposite to the run-off portion of the row of elements 28. A stop or abutment 30 is fitted at ythe end of each row of elements 21, 28 remote from the run-off portion 29 associated with the respective rows. When the garment portions are connected together, the rows of fastener elements are concealed either by the garment portion IIJ or by the belt I9, depending upon which surface of the garment is outermost.

From the foregoing it will be evident that I have evolved a convertible; combination garment of which the upper portion may be worn as a jacket with either surface on the exterior (Figures 1 and 2); or the entire garment may be worn as a full length coat giving four different combinations as shown in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6. Thus six dierent arrangements are provided, while the skirt portion may be used as a knee wrap or rug.

It is to be understood that, instead of employing different materials, such as cloth and fur, for the respective surfaces of the upper and lower portions I0, il, I may employ similar materials for both surfaces having different colours, patterns or designs. However, the use of two dissimilar materials such as fur and cloth permits the provision, in accordance with the invention, of a combination garment having widely varying characteristics, designs or colours.

It is also to be understood that, While in the foregoing I have shown and described an embodiment of my invention in which a single row of fastener elements is attached to the jacket and the other or complementary rows of fastener elements are secured to the skirt, this arrangement may be modified within the purview of the appended claims by attaching the single row of fastener elements to the skirt and the two complementary rows of fastener elements to the jacket.

WhatIclaimand desirefosecurebyLetters Patent of the United States is:

i. A convertible, combination garment comprising upper and lower portions, a row of sliding clasp fastener elements on one of said sarment portions, two oppositely directed rows of complementary sliding clasp fastener elements on said other garment'portion, one of said two rows of complementary fastener elements oooperating with the said first-named row of fasteners elements to yattach said upper and lower garment portions one to the other while enabling the garment to be reversed, and the other of said two rows of complementary fastener elements cooperating with said first-named row of fastener elements to attach said upper and lower garment portions one to the other when either of said garment portions is reversed relative to the other.

2. A convertible, combination garment comprising upper and lower portions, a row of slid ing clasp fastener elements on one of said gar ment portions, two oppositely directed rows o complementary sliding clasp fastener elements on said other garment portion, one of said two rows of complementary fastener elements cooperating with said iirst-named row of fastener elements to attach said upper and lower garment portions one to the other while enabling the garment to be reversed, the other of said two rows of complementary fastener elements co-operating with said first-named row of fastener elements to attach said upper and lower garment portions one to the other when either of said portions is reversed relative to the other, and means for concealing all of said rows of fastener elements in any position of said garment portions.

3. A convertible, combination garment comprising a Jacket, a row of'sliding clasp fastener elements adjacent the lower edge of one face k thereof, a skirt, two oppositely directed rows of complementary sliding clasp fastener elements at the upper edge of said skirt, one of the rows of fastener elements on the skirt co-operating with the row of fastener elements on the jacket to attach the skirt and jacket one to the other while enabling the garment to be reversed, the other row of fastener elements on the skirt co-operating with the row of fastener elements on the jacket when either said jacket or skirt is reversed relative to the other, .al1 of said rows of fastener elements being concealed by said jacket in one position of the latter, and a belt on the jacket concealing said rows of fastener elements when the jacket is reversed.

SADY ENGLANDER. 

